Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-25
DALLAS.
Important Decision in the Case of Con
vtct who Escaped after being Pardoned.

Important Decision in the Case of Com
wet who Escaped after being Pardoned.
Special to the Gazette.
DALLAS, TEX, Feb. 2t-The approach
of the Booth performance revived The
talk about the sale OF seats to-day, and if
the old superstition is true, Manager
GreenWall's ears must have been tiDgling
all day. In conversation with THE GA
zETTE man this afternoon, Mr.. Greenwall
again denied having knowingly permitted
any speculation on seats, and challenged
any man to produce evidence to that eff
feet. He says he has attempted
many big things in his life
and succeeded in some, but
| it is impossible for him to put the 5000
people wanting seats into the 500 chairs
in the opera house. Extra chairs were
procured this afternoon, and the orcdes-
ira space, the aisles and every available
inch of room was utilized. Mr.. Green
wall regrets seriously that all could not
| be accommodated, and requests those in
clined to criticise him uniavorably to i'm
aglne themselves in his place. lie says
he has too long to live yet and is TOO de-
pendent upon the public TO treat them
unfairly even il he were inclined to do so.
! In the Federal court to-day c. I. Hen
ricks Of New York obtained Judgment
/ against D. Goslin ct al. for several hun
| bred dollars worth of real estate in Dsl-
! las.
| In the District court a very Interesting
case vas disposed of, being the habeas
corpus case OF Lou GIlliand, ar rested re
Gently es an escaped convict. Gilliland
was convicted of homicide in this county
aud sentenced to twelve years
| in the penitentiary during Governor Hub
! bard'S term. A strong pressure induced
/ the Governor to grant a pardon. The
day before the pardon reached the
keeper OF the penItentisry Gilliland made
! his escape and hSs since been rowing over
| the country until his recent arrest. The
| superintendent of the penitentiary
ordered him to be turned over to the con-
vict train near Dallas. Pending the de-
livery his attorneys sued out writ of
hsbeas corpus, claiming his freedom
under Governor Huboard's pardon.
| The case was argued before
Judge Aldridge to-day, who
decided that the pardon is still operative,
and ordered the release Of the prisoner.
Judge Aldridge stated that the giving of
q pardon is similar in effect to the con-
veyance of / deed. aud is valid as soon as
properly signed-dIfering from a deed
only in the fact that In the case of pardon
the grantees formal consent is not neces-
sary, that being foregone conclusion.
! The case of Henry Loeb vs.. Samuel
Friedlander, one of the Oldest cases on
the docket, was disposed of to-day under
the following order: By agreement the
continuance was set aside; both sides
waive jury; motion of plaintiff to sub
stitate papers, for original papers lost,
sustained; defendant suggests the death
of Friedlander and suit revived in name
of heirs; defendant has leave to revise
and make parties; John Bookhout made
guardian for minor heirs; judgment de-
clsring mortgage for defendant for $4,000
with stay of sale for twelve months.
Mrs. Jennie Smith prayed for divorce
from Reese Smith on the ground of deser-
ton. The trial of Detective Duncan for
brlblng Mailcarrier Corder was continued
today, but no evidence was introduced
more than repetition of the facts ascer-
tanned in Corder's trial.